lipochrome

[lip-uh-krohm, lahy-puh-]

noun

Biochemistry.

1. any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.

Other Word Forms

• lipochromic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lipochrome¹

First recorded in 1885–90; lipo- ¹ + -chrome

Example Sentences

You can see "subjective or optical colours" in the meaning of a word like "brilliance" but not in that of a word like "lipochrome."

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Among the former may be mentioned lactic acid, glycerin, a lipochrome, and probably many other substances of a similar type whose separation has not yet been effected.

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It contains chromatophores in many species, coloured by a mixed lipochrome pigment which appears to be distinct from diatomin.

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In the iris of some fishes the golden red colour is produced by the light reflected from such a layer of guanin needles having to pass through a thin layer of a reddish pigment, known as a “lipochrome.”

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As an example of a lipochrome which has been isolated, crystallized and purified, we may mention carotin, which has recently been found in green leaves.

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